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.......... TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ..........
.........: THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN :.........
........:- IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS -:........
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........:- CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS -:........
.......:-= LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. =-:.......
......:-=% IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION %=-:......
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.....:-=%£ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, £%=-:.....
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......:-=% PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM %=-:......
.......:-= TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR =-:.......
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.........: MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE :.........
.......... NETWORK... ..........
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